Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving holiday weekend! Dr. Adal is back today with Morning Report! Priapism Definition A persistent erection of the penis or clitoris that is not associated with sexual stimulation or desire. Epidemiology Incidence…
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Morning Report: 11/15/2013
Thanks to Dr. LoCascio for today’s Morning Report! Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs states that CPR may be withheld, even if requested, “when efforts to resuscitate a patient are judged by the treating…
Morning Report: 11/14/2013
Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Christopher! Rabies Background One of the deadliest viruses known – case fatality rate 100% Zoonotic – carried by warm blooded animals Fatal if post-exposure prophylaxis is not initiated prior to symptoms Majority…
Morning Report: 11/12/2013
Here’s Dr. DiMare with another Morning Report! Fibrinolytics for Suspected PE in Cardiac Arrest tPA in cardiac arrest seems like a great idea – 81% are from MI and PE – only 2-10% survival in out of hospital…
Morning Report: 11/8/2013
Here’s Dr. DiMare with today’s Morning Report! Post Traumatic Seizure (PTS) Seizure after mild to moderate trauma: – 1.5 to 15% of patients – Are due to focal, structural changes as a result of injury – “Early” –…
Morning Report: 11/7/2013
Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Kendall! THE DENGUE Swahili: Ka dinga pepo → Caribbean, 1800s → West Indian Spanish: dengue Background -Flavivirus transmitted by genus Aedes mosquito -50 to 390 million annual infections, 25,000 deaths…
Morning Report: 11/5/2013
Thanks to Dr. Paulson for today’s Morning Report! Toxicology Corner The bat phone rings: “There’s a fire in the area, how many critical/non-critical beds do you have?” Dr. Silverberg: “1 million of each” Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Cyanide exposure…
Morning Report: 11/1/2013
Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Brown! Recommendations for Management of First-time Seizure and Status Epilepticus 1. Are we mandated to report to DMV? – no, but other states (CA, DE, NV, NJ, PA) have mandatory reporting laws.…